The average height of the Terracotta Warriors is 1.85 meters. Are the ancients generally taller than modern people?

Generally speaking, it depends on the time in ancient times. Not every dynasty was tall. For example, in the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, because the national strength was very strong, the people's diet, nutrition and quality of life were relatively high, so there were more tall people, but there were not many tall people in some backward dynasties, but generally speaking, people at that time were definitely not as tall as they are now, and the gap between them and westerners was even greater.

when many people travel to Xi' an, they always visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. They will find that some generals of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses are very big and tall, almost all of them are more than 1.8 meters tall, and now they are relatively tall. Many people are curious, because in ancient times, everyone knew that nutrition was not as good as it is now, and few people drank milk. Why are there so many tall people? In fact, in ancient times, only the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, those who were generals, were so tall. Most of the time, ordinary people were not that tall. Even men were 1.7 meters tall in ancient times, which was ok.

Because people who are generals must choose those who are tall, so that they can look more dignified, and only when they are on the battlefield can they shock the enemy. If they are afraid of a little thin man going up, they will not be laughed at by the enemy. It can be said that these people are carefully selected. Generally speaking, people in ancient times are far less tall than they are now, and their nutrition really can't keep up with them. However, in the Tang Dynasty, Han Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, there was a slight improvement, because the country was relatively stable and the people were there.

During the Three Kingdoms period, it was known that some military commanders were 8 feet, 9 feet or even 1 feet tall, and now they are guaranteed to be about 1.8 meters tall. Those who are 9 feet tall are nearly 2 meters tall, not to mention the height of Lyu3 bu4, which is almost higher than that of basketball players today. In fact, not everyone was that tall at that time, but only a few powerful military commanders were so tall.